tar baby
tar baby
nounDefinition of TAR BABY
: something from which it is nearly impossible to extricate oneself
Origin of TAR BABY
from the tar baby that trapped Brer Rabbit in an Uncle Remus story by Joel Chandler Harris
First Known Use: circa 1910
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